The BEST Protein Bars are healthy, no-bake, and contain nothing artificial! These are chewy, delicious, easy to customize, and are the perfect healthy snack.
Protein Bars
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The BEST Protein Bars are healthy, no-bake, and contains nothing artificial! These are chewy, delicious, easy to customize, and are the perfect healthy snack!
Prep: 10min
Total: 70min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 238 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Protein 13 g, Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Sodium 113 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 11 g, unSaturated Fat 7 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3/4 cup peanut butter (, or favorite nut butter or sunflower butter)
- 1 banana (, mashed)
- 1/3 cup honey (, agave or real maple syrup)
- Pinch salt
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- 1 cup protein powder*
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup Mix in options: chopped dates, dried fruit (blueberries, cranberries, or raisins), mini chocolate chips, unsweetened coconut flakes, nuts
Instruction:
- Mix all ingredients until well combined. Press into an 11×7 inch pan (or similar size—you could use a 9×13 pan, but not press them all the way to one side). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into bars.
- Before cutting, press them down and together tightly. Store bars in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Protein Bars
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An easy protein bar recipe with just a few ingredients, and you can can customize it for different flavors!
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 10
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 160 kcal, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup peanut butter, (or allergy-friendly sub)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened protein powder of choice ((90g))
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 oz melted chocolate chips, optional
- See earlier in this post for five protein bar flavor ideas
Instruction:
- Stir all ingredients except optional chips to form a dough. Either shape into bars with your hands or smooth into a lined 8×8 pan, refrigerate until chilled, then cut into bars. For the optional chocolate coating, spread the melted chocolate over the pan before chilling. (I usually stir 2 tsp oil into the melted chocolate for a smoother sauce, but it’s not required.) Or you can dip the bars into the chocolate sauce individually and then chill to set. View Nutrition Facts
Homemade Protein Bars | The Best No Bake Gluten Free Recipe
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Save money by making your own homemade, gluten free protein bars. These gf protein bars taste better than anything you can buy at the store.
Prep: 10min
Total: 10min
Yield: 10
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 288 kcal, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 13 g, Fat 17 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 155 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 8 g, unSaturated Fat 10 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups old-fashioned certified gluten free rolled oats (if gluten free isn’t necessary, use any oats)
- 1 scoop gluten free protein powder
- 10 pitted soft Medjool dates
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup milk (any kind) (plus more as necessary)
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chopped and melted (optional))
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped and melted (optional, for coating))
- 2.5 cups old-fashioned certified gluten free rolled oats (if gluten free isn’t necessary, use any oats)
- 1 1/2 scoops gluten free protein powder
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-processed (can replace with more protein powder))
- 3/4 cup smooth natural nut butter (I have used peanut butter, almond butter and cashew butter—all work well)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup milk (any kind) (plus more as necessary)
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chopped and melted (can replace with 2 tablespoons more nut butter + 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup))
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped and melted (optional, for coating))
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